Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay
Apr 26, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
Recent advances in technology mean we can no longer rely on fences or barriers around our homes to protect our privacy. This was certainly the case for Darwin resident Karli Hyatt, who on Tuesday explained to the ABCs Law...
It's time for France to face its past and debate crimes against humanity
Apr 26, 2017 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
As Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen continue their quest to secure the French presidency, its time to ask what they think about Frances troubled past. French colonialism and related wars of independence and the...
Teenage Gamer Gets 2-Year Jail Sentence For Hacking Business
Apr 26, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Technology Law
From time to time, the video game industry experiences momentous developments that shake its foundations. A recent case where a teen gamer was given a jail sentence that will last two years is one such development. It...
US Court Of Appeals Crushes Uber’s 5th Amendment Defense In Waymo Case
Apr 26, 2017 07:19 am UTC| Technology Law
Ubers defense team covering Anthony Levandowski recently tried to use the Fifth Amendment in order to avoid having to give up on some potentially incriminating evidence with regards to its legal battle with Googles Waymo....
Chevron: a game-changer for multinational tax avoiders
Apr 24, 2017 12:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Australian Tax Office had a superb win against Chevron in the Federal Court last week, but there is something everyone is missing, something that will turn the art of tax avoidance on its head; a game-changer for...
Not all Brazilians believe that criminals have no rights, but a startling number do
Apr 22, 2017 01:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Bandido bom é bandido morto The only good criminal is a dead criminal. This is the disconcerting cliché used in Brazil to justify the nations staggering levels of police violence. According to data...
A doctor's sexual advances towards a patient are never ok, even if 'consensual'
Apr 22, 2017 01:33 am UTC| Health Law
In a recent independent review, I recommended chaperones no longer be used as an interim protective measure to keep patients safe while allegations of sexual misconduct by a doctor are investigated. The review was...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants